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Dry hopped stout made with 5 malts for a complex full body and balanced by hopping with Cascade for a citrus bitterness to finish.

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Itchen Valley - GodfathersGolden - 3.8%

Our bestseller and first brew we ever made. Named after the two Godfathers (Simon and Clive) who conceived Itchen Valley at a Christening. This clean and crisp session bitter is as pleasing today as it was originally. Golden, gently malty and finely balanced with blends of wheat and Crystal malt and four sumptuous English hops. Our holy water.

A full-bodied traditional style best bitter, packed with the flavour of malt and hops.

Essex Boys Best Bitter

Core

Real Ale in CHELMSFORDCrouch Vale - SimcoePale - 3.8%

Awaiting tasting notes from brewer.

Simcoe

Core

Real Ale in CHELMSFORDCrouch Vale - Yakima GoldPale - 4.2%

A very pale beer utilising finest Amarillo hops. Delicious!

Yakima Gold

Core

Real Ale in CHELMSFORDCrouch Vale - ChinookPale - 4%

How do I put this? We *like* Chinook hops. To quote Walter Becker "I dunno. The air`s fresher, the food tastes better and the women are younger". He wasn`t talking about hops of course, but a similar feelgood thing. There are cheeky grins in the brewhouse when this beer is being brewed and we all wonder just how aromatic it is going to be. I have the answer it`s not quite the bitter grapefruit bomb of last year, but still a super, tart, clean and pale beer.

Chinook

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Real Ale in CHELMSFORDCrouch Vale - EkuanotPale - 4.1%

New pale beer, featuring the US hop Ekuanot (which we loved from the very first sniff!). All tropical fruits and soft bitterness. Just great!

Ekuanot

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Real Ale in CHELMSFORDCrouch Vale - JarryloPale - 4%

Another of the newer American hops, Jarrylo (pronounced Jar-ril-low) is named after Jarilo, the Slavic god of fertility and springtime. Derived from Summit (which got us interested!) Jarrylo`s banana, pear & spice aroma is quite distinctive and the high bitterness offers a clean finish to this golden beer

Jarrylo

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Real Ale in CHELMSFORDCrouch Vale - Ruby MildMild - 3.8%

Rich, smooth and malty (as a mild should be!).

Ruby Mild

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Real Ale in CHELMSFORDCrouch Vale - Ten 46Brown - 4.8%

Deep brown in colour and hopped with exclusively English Boadicea hops.